@John NachtigallThat cladding was used to meet environmental standards regarding emissions during the energy efficiency renovation (it's main purpose).  

You can get a Letter of Environmental Protection which basically says that you attempted illegal deleading, got caught, then the state had a licensed person fix it.

“In particular, this sends a strong market signal that we are seeking to revitalize this area.”A revitalized communitySmith said within the 288-acre zone, the city will be able to put an enhanced focus on housing rehabilitation, code enforcement, and structural and environmental assessments, while also offering more construction incentives and potential façade grants to help remove blight.

I think the % may be less (35-40%) IF the property is in a low tax area, mild environmental area, (i.e.

https://time.com/vault/issue/1...Rising Housing cost, shortages of buildable land. environmental concerns, short supply of existing homes, inflation of building materials and labor...

I'm sure it depends).Its a 1956 house, single story with a few oak trees around it.The floor is wood and tile.I am new to Florida so maybe there is something environmental also causing me issues, not sure.

(previous environmental report).   

Structural or environmental, use someone else’s money to do A above.

With a savvy realtor and attorney, you can put forth a competitive offer that still protects you by waving the contingency with limited exceptions to mechanical, structural, environmental, and health and safety issues.

Which could potentially be managed by bringing in crops from other states, redistributing supply chains if you will.It’s possible that desalination is a viable option, but my understanding is that, that technology still has some less than desirable environmental impacts (I could be wrong).